Posts tagged tbi

• Use Your Head on the Slopes. Wear a Helmet

  Mark Bello | January 16, 2012 11:52 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Two years ago, Natasha Richardson fell on a beginner slope. It was described as a normal fall. She got up and walked away, complaining only of a bad headache and insisting she didn't need...

• Winter Advisory: Don't Leave Kids Alone in the Car

  Mark Bello | January 10, 2012 3:27 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  You often hear about children being left in cars in the middle of the summer, but did you know that it can be equally dangerous during the winter months? As tempting as it might be to leave your...

• Loss of Consciousness & Traumatic Brain Injury

  Timothy Smith | May 26, 2011 11:19 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  The defense expert. The hired gun. I've written a bit about these physicians who are hired by insurance companies and defense attorneys to criticize my clients. The lengths that they will go to...

• Woman Overcomes Brain Injury With Courage, Perseverance

  David Mittleman | May 26, 2011 8:51 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  At the age of 22, homemaker and aerobics instructor Su Meck was seriously injured when a ceiling fan fell on her. The accident caused numerous skull fractures, resulting in a severe brain injury...

• Traumatic Brain Injuries, And Their Debilitating Effects, Receiving Greater Attention

  David Mittleman | October 01, 2010 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Traumatic injuries are generally thought to be readily apparent. A broken bone, a herniated disc – these are obvious results of a distinct event, like a car crash. What many people do not...

• N.F.L. Changes Its Attitude Toward Brain Injuries, Pledges Money to Research Organization

  David Mittleman | December 24, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  The National Football League has long denied the growing body of evidence that shows that playing the game leads to concussions that contribute to longer-term effects reminiscent of dementia. In...

• Conceptualizing Brain Injury as a Chronic Disease

  Timothy Smith | September 17, 2009 5:05 PM | 1 CommentGrand Rapids, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  “Man is not a rational animal, he is a rationalizing animal.”---Robert A. Heinlein As a species we naturally try to find patterns out of chaos. From the Biblical story of...

• Great New York Times Article Regarding the Power of the Brain to Heal Itself

  Timothy Smith | August 11, 2009 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  The Science of Identity For all that scientists have studied it, the brain remains the most complex and mysterious human organ — and, now, the focus of billions of dollars’ worth of...

• Brain Injury Association of Michigan Updates - August 5th, 2009

  Timothy Smith | August 05, 2009 6:18 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  When I was elected to the Board of Directors to the Brain Injury Association of Michigan, I promised my InjuryBoard readers that I would provide them with regular updates from the front lines of...

• Timothy Smith accepts position on the National Advisory Board to the Sara Jane Brain Project

  Timothy Smith | July 06, 2009 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Odd name, huh? The Sara Jane Brain Project. But what is odd in name is absolutely breathtaking in what the project is trying to accomplish as it works to create a model system for children suffering...